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The passage is about the history and spread of the English language around the world. It states that during the 1510s, fewer than 2 million people spoke English, all living in what is now the United Kingdom. Through various historical events over centuries, English spread globally. Today around 400 million speak English natively, most in countries like the UK, US, Australia. Another 100 million speak English in addition to their native language in places like India, Pakistan, Africa. A further 200 million likely know some English. English is now the international language of science/technology and used in business/diplomacy worldwide.

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The passage is about the history and spread of the English language around the world. It states that during the 1510s, fewer than 2 million people spoke English, all living in what is now the United Kingdom. Through various historical events over centuries, English spread globally. Today around 400 million speak English natively, most in countries like the UK, US, Australia. Another 100 million speak English in addition to their native language in places like India, Pakistan, Africa. A further 200 million likely know some English. English is now the international language of science/technology and used in business/diplomacy worldwide.

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S GIÁO D C VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT

TỈNH HÀ TĨNH NĂM HỌC 2019 – 2020


ĐỀ 15 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH TH C Th i gian làm bài: 60 phút

Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the other.
1. A. take B. catch C. face D. famous
2. A. slow B. town C. how D. power
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3. A. though B. through C.thought D. throw


4. A. borrowed B. listened C. annoyed D. visited
5. A. clean B. call C. cute D. city
Part 2: Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences.
6. Peter saw an accident while he _______ the street.
A. was crossing B. has crossed C. crossed D. crosses
7. This dress may be quite similar ______ the one you bought last week.
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8. Anna: Shall e ea o onigh ? - Jane: ______________
A. That's understandable. B. That's a great idea.
C. It is very kind for you to invite me. D. You are very welcome.
9. My younger brother promised ______ too much time playing computer games.
A. not to spending B. did not spend C. not to spend D. to spend
10. If you _________ to their party, they would be very disappointed.
A. don't come B. wouldn't come C. hadn't come D. didn't come
11. She is talking about the author _______ book is one of the best-sellers this year.
A. which B. whose C. who D. that
12. That was a ________ moment when we won the first prize in an English speaking contest.
A. memory B. memorize C. memorable D. memorably
13. Your mother doesn't like drinking coffee, _______? cc
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A. doesn't she B. isn't she C. is she D. does she


14. I'm too busy. I wish I ______ enough time to read that interesting book.
A. have B. have had C. had D. will have
15. Don't _______ to conclusions, we haven't known all the relevant facts yet.
A. jump B. hurry C. rush D. run

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Part 3: Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box.
completely lasts stop because
article if beautiful impossible leftovers

Two years ago, Richard and Rachelle Straus and their daughter Verona read an (16) ______
about plastic bags and how they cause pollution and harm sea creatures. They decided to (17)
______ using plastic bags (18) ______. Now, when they buy food, they reuse their own bags each
time. They recycle as much as they can glass bottles, plastic bottles, paper, cardboard, cans and
they simply don't buy things (19) ______ they can't recycle the packaging. They buy their
toothpaste in aluminium tubes (20) ______aluminium can be recycled. And they never throw food
away they eat their (21) _______ or use them to make compost. At the moment, it's (22)______
to recycle plastic crisp packets and sweet wrappers and Verona loves crisps. If she bought a
packet of crisps a day, she d have to throw away lots of plastic. So she buys the biggest packets she
can find and each packet (23) ____ for a week! The family are keeping a record of their lifestyle
on their website. They hope that other people will read it and reduce their waste. If everyone
recycled a bit more, it would make a huge difference.
Part 4. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by writing A, B, C
or D on the answer sheet. Học cùng Ms
.Tuyết

24. Thank you for (A) looking up (B) the children while (C) I was busy with (D) my work.
25. The (A) teacher said that she will attend (B) the class meeting (C) the following (D) day.
26. One of (A) the students (B) in my class were (C) absent from (D) class yesterday.
27. When (A) my father was (B) young, he was used (C) to get up early to do the (D) gardening.
28. The (A) information I got from the assistant was such (B) confusing that (C) I didn't know
what to do (D).
Part 5. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following
questions. Học cùng Ms
.Tuyết

The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is used as either a
primary or secondary language in many countries.
During the 1510s, fewer than 2 million people spoke English. All of them lived in what is now
the United Kingdom. Through the centuries, as the result of various historical events, English
spread throughout the world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native
language. Most of them live in Ausatralia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand,
South Africa, and the United States.
Another 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and in many
African countries, speak English in addition to their own language. An additonal 200 million
people probably know at least some English.
Today, English is the international language of science and technology. In addition, the
English language is used throughout the world in bussiness and diplomacy.

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29. What is the passage about?
A. The history of English
B. English The international language of science and technology.
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D. The importance of English in business and diplomacy. H ọc
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30. How many people spoke English during the 1510s?


A. more than 2 million B. fewer than 2 million
C. fewer than 2 billion D. exactly 2 million
31.The o d them in a ag a h 2 efe o __________
A. people whose native language is English B. the English people
C. various historical events D. people whose second language is English
32. English is spoken as native language in the following countries EXCEPT ______
A. Australia B. Ireland C. Thailand D. Canada
33. The o d chiefly in a ag a h 3 i clo e in meaning o ________
A. briefly B. hardly C. recently D. mainly
Part 6: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the provided sentences.
34. It is two weeks since she last used her smart phone. cùn
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==> She ha n' ...............................................................................................


35. Nobody in my class is as tall as Hannah.
==> Hannah ....................................................................................................
36. My brother bought a new laptop last month.
==> A ne .......................................................................................................
37. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
==> In ie .......................................................................................................
38. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.
==> Yo ho ld ake he ...................................................................................
Part 7: Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences.
39. It/ be/ necessary/ you/ do/ morning exercise/ every day.
.............................................................................................................................
40. My sister/ rather/ go/ work/ bus/ than/ be/ drive/ her husband.
.............................................................................................................................
THE END OF THE TEST
CHÚC CÁC EM THI ĐẠT ĐIỂM SỐ CAO
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